Question

a 125 lb patient is reciving a drug at a rate of 0.300mg per 1.00kg of body weight. if the drug is supplied as a solution containing 5.00 mg/ml how many milliliters of drug solution should the patient

Answer 1

First, we can find the mass of the patient in kg: 125lb*0.45359237 =56.7kg
Then we can find the mass of drug inmg for our patient: 56.7kg*0.300mg = 17.01mg
The final step is calculating of drug’s volume: 17.01mg/5mg = 3.4ml